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News: School asks deaf preschooler to change his sign language name FACT CHECK: Anti-Obama film muddy on facts The fall gadget rush is coming, and here's what to expect Bigfoot Hoaxer Killed in Accident 2nd Yosemite visitor dies of rodent-borne illness GOP OKs platform barring abortions, gay marriage Most Americans say the rich don't pay enough taxes Police: Md. teen brought shotgun, vodka to school Man killed while trying to create Bigfoot sighting Israeli court rejects US activist's family lawsuit World may be forced to go vegetarian by 2050, scientists say World's Oldest Person, Besse Cooper, Turns 116 Haley Barbour on Obama: 'He's a one percenter' Chris Christie: 'I don't have enough money to send to tax havens' Yosemite officials say 1,700 visitors risk disease Ann Romney at the RNC: My husband will 'lift up America' A Letter from Obama Explaining His Trouble with Joe Lieberman for Sale at Goodwill Boy Wears Braces for 11 Years, Sues Orthodontist How Ann Romney learned to stop worrying and love politics Romney advisers: We don't know who RNC mystery guest speaker is Meteor explodes over Great Britain with violent force Mike Huckabee to Ron Paul supporters: You lost, move on Isaac, now a hurricane, heads for New Orleans Kelsey Grammer's New Wife Kayte Walsh 'Not Proud' of How Couple's Relationship Began Busted for Trying to Board Plane With 27 Snakes Chris Matthews accuses Romney of playing 'race card' (VIDEO) 200-Year-Old 'Monster Larva' Mystery Solved GOP Convention Floor Fight Averted "Go-Topless Day" in New York seeks equal rights to bare chests Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' Hits Evolution Deniers Storm Surge, Rainfall Biggest Concern as Isaac Nears Autopsy for NY girl, 5, found in trash; 2 charged Blunt Christie tells Republicans it's time to face fiscal truth Pirates kidnap 24 in gunfight off Togo coast Ron Paul delegates cause ruckus on convention floor Isaac becomes Cat 1 hurricane near Gulf Coast Climate landmark as Arctic ice melts to record low Family of alleged shooter "horrified" Abramoff: Lobbyist Money 'Well Spent' at Republican National Convention #HashOut goes on location: What five words do you want to hear in Romney's speech? School asks deaf preschooler to change his sign language name Tue,28 Aug 2012 12:16 PM PDT Video courtesy KOLN/KGIN 1011 News/Nebraska Central News Three-and-a-half  year old Hunter Spanjer, who is deaf, signs his name by crossing his forefinger and index finger and moving his hand up and down. To his family, friends and those who know the Signing Exact English (S.E.E.) language that the Grand Island, Neb., boy uses, that gesture [...] Full Story Top FACT CHECK: Anti-Obama film muddy on facts Tue,28 Aug 2012 05:23 AM PDT Associated Press - "2016: Obama's America," a new conservative film exploring the roots of President Barack Obama's political views, took in $6.2 million to make it one of the highest-grossing movies of last weekend. The film, written and narrated by conservative scholar Dinesh D'Souza, argues that Obama was heavily influenced by what D'Souza calls the "anti-colonial" beliefs of his father, Barack Obama Sr., a Kenyan academic who was largely absent from the president's life. Full Story Top The fall gadget rush is coming, and here's what to expect Mon,27 Aug 2012 10:51 AM PDT New devices from Apple, Samsung, and Amazon are on the way, so get your wallet ready. Full Story Top Bigfoot Hoaxer Killed in Accident Tue,28 Aug 2012 05:15 AM PDT LiveScience.com - A Montana man was struck and killed by cars Sunday night while trying to hoax a Bigfoot sighting. The Montana Highway Patrol reported that Randy Lee Tenley of Kalispell was pronounced dead at the scene on U.S. Highway 93 south of Kalispell after being hit by two cars consecutively. Full Story Top 2nd Yosemite visitor dies of rodent-borne illness Tue,28 Aug 2012 09:16 AM PDT Associated Press - A second person has died of a rare, rodent-borne disease after visiting one of the most popular parts of Yosemite National Park earlier this summer, and park officials were warning past visitors to be aware of some flu-like aches and symptoms and seek medical help immediately if they appear. Full Story Top GOP OKs platform barring abortions, gay marriage Tue,28 Aug 2012 02:22 PM PDT Associated Press - Republicans emphatically approved a toughly worded party platform at their national convention Tuesday that would ban all abortions and gay marriages, reshape Medicare into a voucher-like program and reject federal spending as an antidote for the nation's ailing job market. Full Story Top Most Americans say the rich don't pay enough taxes Mon,27 Aug 2012 01:29 PM PDT Associated Press - As the income gap between rich and poor widens, a majority of Americans say the growing divide is bad for the country and believe that wealthy people are paying too little in taxes, according to a new survey. Full Story Top Police: Md. teen brought shotgun, vodka to school Tue,28 Aug 2012 10:01 AM PDT Associated Press - A 15-year-old sophomore at a suburban Baltimore high school who made references to murder-suicide on Facebook has been charged as an adult in the shooting of a classmate on the first day of school, authorities said Tuesday. Full Story Top Man killed while trying to create Bigfoot sighting Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:17 PM PDT Associated Press - A man dressed in a military-style "ghillie" suit and apparently trying to provoke reports of a Bigfoot sighting in northwest Montana was struck by two cars and killed, authorities said. Full Story Top Israeli court rejects US activist's family lawsuit Tue,28 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT Associated Press - An Israeli court on Tuesday cleared the military of wrongdoing in the death of a young American activist who was crushed by an Israeli bulldozer during a protest in the Gaza Strip nearly a decade ago, rejecting claims by her parents that the driver acted recklessly. Full Story Top World may be forced to go vegetarian by 2050, scientists say Mon,27 Aug 2012 12:04 PM PDT By the year 2050, you may be forced to become a vegetarian. That is, if Sweden's water scientists are to be believed. According to the Stockholm International Water Institute, "There will not be enough water available on current croplands to produce food for the expected 9 billion population in 2050 if we follow current trends [...] Full Story Top World's Oldest Person, Besse Cooper, Turns 116 Mon,27 Aug 2012 08:43 AM PDT It's difficult enough to fit 16 candles on a birthday cake, but trying squeezing 116 on one. But Besse Cooper, the world's oldest person according to the Guinness World Records, chose to use numbers instead of actual candles when she celebrated her 116th birthday Sunday.... Full Story Top Haley Barbour on Obama: 'He's a one percenter' Tue,28 Aug 2012 09:22 AM PDT TAMPA—Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was holding court at a private party before the Republican National Committee on Sunday, where he called President Barack Obama a one percenter, and urged a group of conservative bloggers to rally behind Mitt Romney even though he's not perfect. "We've got two guys running for president, by the way, [...] Full Story Top Chris Christie: 'I don't have enough money to send to tax havens' Tue,28 Aug 2012 06:38 AM PDT Hours before his scheduled keynote at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie slammed a New York Post report that suggested he turned down an offer to be Mitt Romney's running mate because he doesn't think Romney can win. "It's just complete garbage," Christie said on the "Today" show. "The two [...] Full Story Top Yosemite officials say 1,700 visitors risk disease Tue,28 Aug 2012 06:27 PM PDT Associated Press - Yosemite officials told 1,700 past visitors on Tuesday they may have been exposed to a rodent-borne disease already blamed for the deaths of two people who stayed at the park. Full Story Top Ann Romney at the RNC: My husband will 'lift up America' Tue,28 Aug 2012 03:30 PM PDT TAMPA—Ann Romney will tell the Republican National Convention Tuesday that she and her husband, Mitt Romney, have not had a "storybook marriage" but have gone through struggles just like other Americans—including health scares like her bouts with breast cancer and multiple sclerosis. "I read somewhere that Mitt and I have a 'storybook marriage.' Well, in [...] Full Story Top A Letter from Obama Explaining His Trouble with Joe Lieberman for Sale at Goodwill Mon,27 Aug 2012 11:17 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - For as little as $6, you could own Barack Obama's handwritten letter to someone named Lynne defending why Obamacare was not a "giveaway to insurance companies and why he has to listen to what Joe Lieberman thinks, currently up for auction at ShopGoodwill.com. Full Story Top Boy Wears Braces for 11 Years, Sues Orthodontist Mon,27 Aug 2012 04:36 PM PDT Good Morning America - One to Three Years Is Normal, Professional Society Says Full Story Top How Ann Romney learned to stop worrying and love politics Tue,28 Aug 2012 08:29 AM PDT TAMPA--When the three major news networks announced last week that they would not air Ann Romney's Republican National Convention Monday night speech in Tampa, Republicans started scrambling. Romney's likeable wife of 43 years needed a primetime spot, they decided, and party leaders were reportedly ready to bump the popular Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to make [...] Full Story Top Romney advisers: We don't know who RNC mystery guest speaker is Tue,28 Aug 2012 11:26 AM PDT TAMPA, Fla. — Who is the mystery guest speaker at this year's Republican National Convention? Mitt Romney's top advisers claim that even they are out of the loop. "I do not know. I'm intrigued," Eric Ferhnstrom, a senior Romney adviser, told Yahoo! News' David Chalian and ABC News' Jonathan Karl during a discussion Tuesday morning [...] Full Story Top Meteor explodes over Great Britain with violent force Tue,28 Aug 2012 12:24 PM PDT If you catch them at just the right time, a streaking meteor can be a stunning sight in the night sky. But when that meteor contains just a tiny bit of ice, a beautiful light show can turn into a … Continue reading → Full Story Top Mike Huckabee to Ron Paul supporters: You lost, move on Mon,27 Aug 2012 02:14 PM PDT TAMPA—Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has a message for Ron Paul supporters who say they feel "disrespected" by the Republican Party's delegate allocation process: You lost, move on. "I don't think they've been disrespected," Huckabee told a gaggle of reporters as we walked through the convention center here near the Tampa Bay Times Forum. "Elections [...] Full Story Top Isaac, now a hurricane, heads for New Orleans Tue,28 Aug 2012 09:33 AM PDT Tropical Storm Isaac is now Hurricane Isaac. The slow-moving storm, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, achieved hurricane status at approximately 12:20 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said: ...RECONNAISSANCE DATA INDICATE ISAAC FINALLY ACHIEVES HURRICANE STATUS...REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC HAVE [...] Full Story Top Kelsey Grammer's New Wife Kayte Walsh 'Not Proud' of How Couple's Relationship Began Tue,28 Aug 2012 03:54 AM PDT Good Morning America - Kelsey Grammer's and his Forth Wife Kayte Walsh Have Opened up About Camille Full Story Top Busted for Trying to Board Plane With 27 Snakes Tue,28 Aug 2012 01:32 PM PDT A Brazilian man was arrested for trying to board a flight at Orlando International Airport while carrying 27 snakes that he'd wrapped in pantyhose and stashed away in inside stereo speakers,  authorities said. Mateus Del Maso, Jr.  checked the speakers as luggage, but they were... Full Story Top Chris Matthews accuses Romney of playing 'race card' (VIDEO) Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:58 AM PDT Chris Matthews lashed out at Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Monday in Tampa during a live "Morning Joe" segment, with the feisty MSNBC host accusing Mitt Romney and the GOP of playing the race card in their campaign against President Barack Obama. "It is an embarrassment to your party to play that card," [...] Full Story Top 200-Year-Old 'Monster Larva' Mystery Solved Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:27 PM PDT LiveScience.com - For nearly two centuries, scientists have pulled so-called "monster larva" from the guts of fish and wondered what these thick-bodied creatures looked like as grown-ups. Now one biologist believes he has finally matched the larva with its adult counterpart. Full Story Top GOP Convention Floor Fight Averted Mon,27 Aug 2012 05:58 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - A compromise on Republican Party rules will likely prevent a convention floor fight on Tuesday. Republican National Committeeman James Bopp, who had led a movement to oppose a new delegate rule on the convention floor, confirms to ABC News that he has agreed to a... Full Story Top "Go-Topless Day" in New York seeks equal rights to bare chests Sun,26 Aug 2012 01:51 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some two dozen topless women protested in a New York City park on a hot, sweaty Sunday as part of what they called "National Go-Topless Day" to draw attention to inequality in topless rights between men and women. There were topless men in the park, too, but nobody paid them much attention, a disparity, organizers said, that demonstrated the need for the event. The topless women drew crowds of onlookers who took pictures and video with their cell phones. ... Full Story Top Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' Hits Evolution Deniers Mon,27 Aug 2012 05:30 AM PDT In a clip posted to online knowledge forum Big Think via YouTube, former children's show host Bill Nye spoke out against the denial of evolution, saying such views harm young people especially and hamper scientific progress. Nye, who hosted the educational show "Bill Nye the... Full Story Top Storm Surge, Rainfall Biggest Concern as Isaac Nears Mon,27 Aug 2012 10:46 PM PDT Good Morning America - New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu Says Gulf Coast on 'a High Level of Anxiety.' Full Story Top Autopsy for NY girl, 5, found in trash; 2 charged Tue,28 Aug 2012 12:03 AM PDT Associated Press - Two teenagers charged in connection with the death of a 5-year-old New York girl whose body was dumped in a trash can are expected to make their first court appearance since their arrests. Full Story Top Blunt Christie tells Republicans it's time to face fiscal truth Tue,28 Aug 2012 08:00 PM PDT Reuters - TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie accused Democrats of refusing to tell Americans the truth about the depth of the country's deep fiscal woes on Tuesday in a pugnacious keynote speech in support of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Christie delivered the main speech of the evening at the Republican National Convention. The rotund, combative governor drew sustained applause from the thousands of delegates who gathered to formally nominate Romney as their candidate to face Democratic President Barack Obama in the November 6 election. ... Full Story Top Pirates kidnap 24 in gunfight off Togo coast Tue,28 Aug 2012 09:29 AM PDT Associated Press - Pirates attacked an oil tanker Tuesday off the coast of Togo, taking control of its bridge and kidnapping 24 Russian sailors before escaping amid an exchange of gunfire with a naval patrol boat, officials said. Full Story Top Ron Paul delegates cause ruckus on convention floor Tue,28 Aug 2012 04:53 PM PDT He might not be the Republican nominee, but Ron Paul certainly has loyal delegates. And they're here to make their voices heard—literally. The boisterous delegates caused somewhat of an altercation on the convention floor this Tuesday evening, a night that should belong to Mitt Romney. Whenever a state that had Paul delegates announced its vote, [...] Full Story Top Isaac becomes Cat 1 hurricane near Gulf Coast Tue,28 Aug 2012 12:14 PM PDT Associated Press - Isaac became a hurricane Tuesday that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents hunkered down behind levees fortified after Katrina struck seven years ago this week. Full Story Top Climate landmark as Arctic ice melts to record low Tue,28 Aug 2012 01:05 AM PDT AFP - The sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has melted to its smallest point ever in a milestone that may show that worst-case forecasts on climate change are coming true, US scientists said. Full Story Top Family of alleged shooter "horrified" Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:42 PM PDT Associated Press - A 15-year-old student opened fire on the first day of classes at a Baltimore County high school Monday, getting off two shots and wounding a classmate before being rushed by teachers, authorities said. Full Story Top Abramoff: Lobbyist Money 'Well Spent' at Republican National Convention Mon,27 Aug 2012 11:53 AM PDT ABC News - Former Super Lobbyist: 'What Is That, Other Than a Bribe?' Full Story Top #HashOut goes on location: What five words do you want to hear in Romney's speech? Tue,28 Aug 2012 07:35 AM PDT For our first foray into making a video version of #HashOut, we tracked down delegates, students and a few journalists and asked what five words they wanted to hear from Mitt Romney in his Thursday speech. We talked to more than a dozen people and some of them really stood out. For those of you [...] Full Story Top

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